Vicksburg National Military Park in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Assault on the Confederate Line of Defense, May 19.

Campaign, Siege, and Defense of Vicksburg; 1863.

By Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017

1. Assault on the Confederate Line of Defense, May 19. Marker

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Assault on the Confederate Line of Defense, May 19.. Campaign, Siege, and Defense of Vicksburg; 1863.. The Union Army under command of Maj Gen. U. S. Grant was composed of three divisions of the 13th, the 15th, and the 17th Corps. The Confederate Army, under command of Lieut. Gen. John C. Pemberton, was composed of Stevenson’s, Forney’s, Smith's, and Bowen’s Divisions, and Waul’s Texas Legion. The 15th Corps was on the right, the 17th in the center, and the 13th on the left of the Union line. Stevenson’s Division held the right Forney’s the center, and Smith's the left of the Confederate line, Bowen's Division and Waul’s Texas Legion were in reserve. But Cockrell's brigade of Bowen’s Division was engaged the Union Army advanced at 2 p m.: only a reconnaissance in force was accomplished at most points along its line. But Blair’s Division of the 15th Corps assaulted the stockade redan on the Graveyard Road and carried the colors of some of its regiments close to both faces of that work and to the curtain immediately west of it. Casualties: Union: killed, 157, wounded 777, missing 8, total 942, fifteen officers killed or mortally wounded. Confederate: not fully reported.

The Union Army under command of Maj Gen. U. S. Grant was composed of three divisions of the 13th, the 15th, and the 17th Corps. The Confederate Army, under command of Lieut. Gen. John C. Pemberton, was composed of Stevenson’s, Forney’s, Smith's, and Bowen’s Divisions, and Waul’s Texas Legion. The 15th Corps was on the right, the 17th in the center, and the 13th on the left of the Union line. Stevenson’s Division held the right Forney’s the center, and Smith's the left of the Confederate line, Bowen's Division and Waul’s Texas Legion were in reserve. But Cockrell's brigade of Bowen’s Division was engaged the Union Army advanced at 2 p m.: only a reconnaissance in force was accomplished at most points along its line. But Blair’s Division of the 15th Corps assaulted the stockade redan on the Graveyard Road and carried the colors of some of its regiments close to both faces of that work and to the curtain immediately west of it. Casualties: Union: killed, 157, wounded 777, missing 8, total 942, fifteen officers killed or mortally wounded. Confederate: not fully reported.

, in Warren County. Marker is on Grant Circle west of Grant Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Grant Circle, Vicksburg MS 39183, United States of America.

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